Farming Today Podcast
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
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Farming Today This Week 11/07/2026 Crops in a mine, hot livestock, agriculture & water report, scallops, school farm visits.
Yesterday
Going underground: growing crops in working mine, a kilometre beneath the earth's surface.
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10/07/26 Calls to ban bottom trawling to protect dolphins, Wimbledon strawberries
Friday
Calls for wider bans on bottom trawling to protect dolphins and porpoises.
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09/07/26 Growing crops in a mine, scallop fishing, RHS Badminton
Thursday
Farming underground - scientists grow crops in a mine a km beneath the earth's surface.
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08/07/2026 Environment Agency agriculture & water report, fishing visas, animal health
Wednesday
Inspections up, but serious pollution incidents not declining says new report.
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07/07/2026 Rehydrating dry grain, fishing resilience, school farm visits.
Tuesday
Rewetting very dry grain - will that become a thing, and is it a good idea?
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06/07/2026 Commoners can apply for government schemes, fishing, fertiliser
Last Monday
Computer that said no, now says yes! Commoners can apply for agri-environment schemes.
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04/07/26 Farming Today This Week: Groundswell regenerative agriculture, the Environment Secretary on the 25 year Farming Roadmap
Last Saturday
What will the government's new 25-year Farming Roadmap mean for farmers?
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03/07/2026 Farming roadmap, food security, protecting soils
Fri 3 Jul 2026
What will the farming roadmap mean for farmers? We ask the secretary of state.
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02/07/26 Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture 2026
Thu 2 Jul 2026
Ten years of the regenerative farming festival Groundswell.
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01/07/2026 Muirburn, grain that's too dry, intercropping
Wed 1 Jul 2026
New code for controlled burning of moorland is delayed.
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30/06/26 Scottish organic farmed salmon, soil health, water management
Tue 30 Jun 2026
Scottish organic farmed salmon, soil health, water management.
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29/06/26 Water resilience on farms, rural place names, soil
Mon 29 Jun 2026
Calls for more government action to protect water supplies for farming.
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27/06/26: Farming in the heat, England's Farming Roadmap, global agritourism.
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Farming in a heatwave and a 25-year vision for agriculture in England.
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26/06/26 NI to miss its environmental targets, farming in the heatwave, farm campsite
Fri 26 Jun 2026
Northern Ireland's government is warned it'll miss environmental targets
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25/06/2026 The Farming Roadmap, emissions from agriculture, pigs in the heat
Thu 25 Jun 2026
A landmark day for English farmers? The government's Farming Roadmap is launched.
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24/06/2026 Agritourism - Aberdeen hosts the first global conference of its kind
Wed 24 Jun 2026
Global agritourism: how producers around the world are inviting visitors onto their farms.
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23/06/2026: Fighting wildfires, training sheep shearers, from hill farm to heritage events
Tue 23 Jun 2026
Specialist wildfire firefighting teams are being introduced in England and Wales.
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22/06/26 Agri-tourism, Scottish abattoir costs, seaweed cattle feed to reduce methane
Mon 22 Jun 2026
Why more farmers are opening their gates to the public.
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20/06/26 - Royal Highland Show, Scottish farming policy and South West octopus bloom
Sat 20 Jun 2026
Caz Graham has the week's top rural stories - including a trip to the Royal Highland Show.
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19/06/26 The Royal Highland Show and Scottish Government plans to cap prices on some essential foods.
Fri 19 Jun 2026
Scottish government plans to cap prices on some foods in supermarket - who'll pay?
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18/06/26 Change of Defra Farming Minister, Scottish greening policy, connected agri-tech
Thu 18 Jun 2026
We hear why the farming industry really doesn’t like ministerial churn
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17/06/26 Abattoir charges, pheasants and insects, Scottish farming with nature.
Wed 17 Jun 2026
The abattoirs overcharged for official inspections.
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16/06/26 Heathland birds, carabid beetles, Scottish agriculture policy
Tue 16 Jun 2026
Heathland birds, carabid beetles, Scottish agriculture policy.
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15/06/26 Octopus bloom, Scottish organic farming
Mon 15 Jun 2026
Octopus bloom in the south west, organic farming in Scotland.
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13/06/26 Farming Today This Week
Sat 13 Jun 2026
Budget revealed for farm environmental payments - but is it enough?
